When the news of Aretha Franklin’s death broke Thursday morning, New York City responded with an outpouring of soul. Tributes to the legendary singer-songwriter popped up across the city. Tape with “Aretha makes me feel like a natural woman” written on it covered the steps leading into the Franklin Street subway station in lower Manhattan.…

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Securities regulators began investigating last year whether Tesla Inc. misled investors about its Model 3 car production problems, according to people familiar with the matter. The Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed a parts supplier for the auto maker as part of the probe, one of the people said, well before the regulators began looking into…

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. Tributes are pouring in for Aretha Franklin, the universally acclaimed “Queen of Soul” and one of the greatest vocalists of all time, who died at her home in Detroit. She was 76. In her classic late-1960s hits, including “Respect,”…

, Associated editor/reporter August 16 at 5:51 PM The Trump administration has formed a new “elite team of foreign affairs specialists,” led by the State Department, to coordinate and promote its pressure policies against Iran across the government and with other nations. Brian Hook, the department’s current director of policy planning, will lead the team…